Scion News, Updates & Info

LONG BEACH, Calif., March 21 /PRNewswire/ — Drew Lachey, the smooth- stepping second-season winner of Dancing With the Stars, and NASCAR pit reporter Jamie Little are among Las Vegas gaming expert Anthony Curtis’ celebrity picks to give the pros some heat in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race on Saturday, April 19, part of the 34th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

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You may not be supermodel material, but that doesn’t mean your car can’t be.  Check out this website and sign up for the possibility to have your Scion featured in the next ad campaign. The event and shoot will take place on May 16 & May 17 at a secret location in the Nevada desert. Accommodations are complimentary. It’ll be unreal. Hurry and sign up, because registration ends at midnight on March 31, 2008 (PDT). If selected, you will be notified no later than April 25th.

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Since it began in 1977, the Toyota Celebrity race has been an undercard attraction of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, featuring a galaxy of glittering stars from the entertainment field like Clint Eastwood, Cameron Diaz, Gene Hackman, Woody Harrelson, George Lucas, Kelsey Grammer, Cuba Gooding Jr., William Shatner, Donny Osmond, Paul Williams, James Brolin, David Hasselhoff, Jay Leno, Tim Allen and countless others.

And there also have been icons from the sporting orbit like the late Walter Payton, Joe Montana, John Elway, Carl Lewis, Fred Dryer, Bruce Jenner, Larry Csonka, Greg LeMond, Rick Monday and Bill Goldberg.

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SCION PRESENTS: NOMADAZ - A MEDITERRANEAN ART CONNECTION  Curated by Pablo Aravena  Los Angeles – February 2008 – Scion, in conjunction with Pablo Aravena, proudly presents Nomadaz - A Mediterranean Art Connection Exhibition at the Scion 4,500 square foot Los Angeles Installation Gallery. Aravena is the filmmaker behind “Next: A Primer in Urban Painting.”

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LONG BEACH, Calif., March 11 /PRNewswire/ — An eclectic roster of stars of film, television and sports will strap into brand new race-ready Scion tCs to vie for the checkered flag in the world’s longest-running, most successful celebrity racing event: the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race on Saturday, April 19, part of the 34th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

The field of 18 is revved up for competition in this historic, 10-lap race for charity on a 1.97-mile street circuit through the downtown streets of Long Beach in Southern California. The Pro/Celebrity race, one of six featured events during race weekend, gives fans a chance to see their favorite stars duke it out on the track during exciting action-packed competition.

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World Racing has released their event schedule for 2008! Be sure to make it out and see Chris Rado & the rest of the World Racing team compete this year

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IOWA CITY — Medeski Martin and Wood of New York will launch the The Toyota-Scion of Iowa City Jazz Festival on July 4, with other national headliners and local and regional acts keeping up the beat through July 6.

This is the 18th annual event, showcasing free family-friendly entertainment on the University of Iowa Pentacrest lawn downtown.

On the main stage July 5, Garaj Mahal and Bonerama will warm up the crowd for the guitar-laden sound of New Yorker John Scofield and the ScoHorns. Jenny Scheinman takes the stage July 6, followed by the Berkley, Calif., based Joshua Redman and his Trio.

More than 15 other local and regional jazz groups will perform on the side stage, college stage and youth stage throughout the three-day festival.

Organizers say the average attendance for the past three years has been about 35,000 people.

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Crown Scion of Ontario in conjunction with Scion Evolution are inviting you all to another new concept in the Scion world. Scion X Autocross !!

Here’s your chance to test your skill in driving on a track/road course to test your cars handling. But importantly to gain the bragging rights as the best on the winding asphalt.

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Scion will once again be front and center at the New York International Auto Show from March 21-30. With its multi-level cube display, Scion’s presence in the Crystal Palace lobby of the Jacob Javits Convention Center in NYC will not be missed by the show’s expected 1 million visitors. And Scion is looking for you to be a part of it.

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Looks like Scion of Dallas is bringing together a bunch of local indie bands for Spring Indie-Fest ‘08. The show, set for March 29 at The Door in Dallas, features some of our favorite Dallas and Denton indie bands.

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